ADG VISHWAS NANGRE PATIL WARNS AGAINST DIGITAL DETENTION FRAUDS!

ADG Vishwas Nangre Patil Sir (Anti-Corruption, Maharashtra Police) talks about an incredibly important topic to spread awareness in general population regarding cybercrime of “digital detention”.
‘Digital Detention’ explained in steps:
• Imagine if you suddenly received a call from someone posing as a senior police officer (could be a popular one who is often in the news), CBI, or ED saying that you are under investigation for illegal narcotics activity or money laundering.
• The call could also be an IVR saying that you are under investigation for an illegal activity prompting you to press further numbers to proceed. Thereby it sounds extremely professional, doesn’t raise any suspicion
• You could also be informed that a FedEx parcel containing drugs or illegal passports has been seized.
• It’s extremely scary for the victim at the time as the person on the phone does sound authoritative, they will share their badge number to gain your confidence
• Victim could also be traumatized by the caller claiming that your child/ loved one is involved in gruesome crime and the only way out is to answer the questions truthfully.
• You are immediately put into “digital detention/ online arrest” where you are subjected to strict interrogation online via Skype or WhatsApp calls, even on video, about your alleged involvement in criminal activities
• If on Skype video, the set-up is elaborate, right from the display profile picture to the malicious actor’s uniform, it does indeed look like police official’s office. He/ She will also be signing files, asking someone to get your papers, receive a call or two to establish authenticity.
• With deepfake technology, they can look like any of us senior officers. All logos are properly in place like Maharashtra Police, Delhi Police etc.
• They know your Aadhar card details, bank account details and in some cases even your shares/ MF/ demat account details. You are instructed to immediately liquify your investments and transfer all the money in to an “RBI” account until the investigation concludes
• You are prohibited from stepping out of your home, isolated, forbidden from contacting anyone, making calls, talking to family members, attending office or even stepping away from range of cameras from which you are being monitored 24x7. You are literally a prisoner in those confines
• This trauma is carried on for a period of few days until you are a wreck from psychological pressure plus your shares/investments are liquified & deposited into your savings account
• The moment you transfer the money into so called RBI account for safe keeping for duration of investigation, you have lost your entire life’s savings! This money is actually gone forever. By the time you get out of the shock, the trauma, the money is already transferred via a complex system of channeling via various different countries
100s of such cases of “digital detention” are emerging every single day. Very well-educated persons like Double doctorates, industrialists, journalists have fallen prey to these scams. Below this video, few of the links are posted.
Beware everyone, this scam is dangerous, it can drive you to the limits of your sanity. No senior police officer will ever ask you to transfer money to another account, none will use intimidation tactic to allegedly resolve a case involving your loved ones, nobody can stop you from speaking to your family/ lawyer or restrict you from stepping out of your own home.
Call 1930 within golden hour if you ever fall victim to such crime.
We thank ADG Vishwas Nangre Patil Sir for taking the time to address this critical topic for general awareness.
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